"The souls of white folk”
This racial ideology was used to justify exploitation of non-white peoples and the division of the world by European powers
What is Whiteness
What is the primary focus of the sociology of whiteness?
The study of white privilege and white identity. The sociology of whiteness explores whiteness as more than a racial identity, but rather as a social structure closely tied to power and privilege
Bonilla-Silva states three categories of the tri-racial system?
What are “the whites”, the “honorary whites,”, and the “collective black” ?
Reece Peck highlights how Fox News builds this form of positioning towards this certain social class associated with authenticity, resilience and toughness.
What is the working class or the blue-collar class
In colonialism, non-white peoples were often called this phrase, it implies both inferiority in morality and maturity
What is “half-devil and half-child”
Which theoretical frameworks does the sociology of whiteness draw from?
Critical Race Theory and Intersectionality
Bonilla-Silva’s thesis states the United States will appear more like?
What is Latin America?
In "I’m a Blue-Collar Guy", Peck examines how Fox News reshapes politics by framing conservatism that appeals to this certain demographic.
What is the white working-class Americans
What was the initial colonization of Africa called?
What is the scramble for Africa
What does Du Bois emphasize about whiteness as a racial category?
Du Bois emphasizes that whiteness is a “normative, default category” against which other racial groups are compared against, making it central to racial oppression.
What are the four ways color blind racism maintains whiteness in America?
What is abstract liberalism, cultural racism, naturalization and minimization of racism
What principle do the rich elites operate on that separates them from the working class?
What is the principle of distinction
Who was the leader for the expedition into Congo under direct orders from King Leopold II
Who is Henry Morton Stanley
What negative societal perceptions do poor white individuals face?
While poor white individuals experience the benefits of being white, they also face stigma and negative perceptions for not living up to the expectations associated with whiteness, often being blamed for not taking advantage of their racial privilege. Can lead to them being called derogatory terms like “white trash” which stigmatizes lower-class whites and reinforced a hierarchy based on economic status.
Bonilla-Silva compares “new racism” to?
What is a mask?
Fox News uses this strategy, which according to Peck, blurs class distinctions and aligns conservative values with the working class.
What is cultural populism
How does whiteness as an idealogy foster an oppressive structure?
what is along the lines of (Whiteness fosters oppressive structures by incorporating ideas that whiteness is positioned as the standard of humanity while anything else is deemed inferior, dehumanization of other races which made it easier for them to exploit, enslave and oppress them)
What significant political events have recently brought attention to the issues of whiteness and racial dynamics?
George Floyd/Black Lives Matters protests, The Trump presidency, Brexit
What does the author suggest when fighting whiteness and white supremacy?
What is more undercover work on racial matters or what are members of the collective black must be the backbone in a new civil rights movement?
Why was country music and signs including license plates in FOX News were seen as particular media strategies?
What is to appeal to the working class, embody authenticity, cultural identity, a sense of belonging, and framing them as morally superior “real Americans” in contrast to liberal elites.